New Year at grandma's
A short in Georgian text at level A2. The translation sits next to it: reading with a dictionary is still too early at this level, and without support it will not happen at all. We meet New Year at grandma's, and setting the table is always her job. We're left with decorating the house and the…
Text
- ახალ წელს ბებიასთან ვხვდებით და სუფრის გაშლა ყოველთვის მისი საქმეა. ჩვენ სახლის მორთვა და ბუშტები გვრჩება, ბიძაშვილი კი გირლანდას კიდებს. შუაღამის მერე საჩუქრების გახსნა იწყება და ბავშვები ყველაზე მეტს ხმაურობენ. ბებია ყოველთვის ერთსა და იმავე სურვილს ამბობს: ჯანმრთელობა და ერთად ყოფნა. მერე ბიძა თამადობს, სადღეგრძელოებს ამბობს და ღამე გვიან თავდება.akhal tsels bebiastan vkhvdebit da supris gashla qoveltvis misi sakmea. chven sakhlis mortva da bushtebi gvrcheba, bidzashvili ki girlandas kidebs. shuaghamis mere sachukrebis gakhsna itsqeba da bavshvebi qvelaze mets khmauroben. bebia qoveltvis ertsa da imave survils ambobs: janmrteloba da ertad qopna. mere bidza tamadobs, sadghegrdzeloebs ambobs da ghame gvian tavdeba.We meet New Year at grandma's, and setting the table is always her job. We're left with decorating the house and the balloons, and the cousin hangs the garland. After midnight the gift opening starts, and the children make the most noise. Grandma always says the same wish: health and being together. Then uncle leads the table, gives toasts, and the night ends late.
Comprehension questions
The questions are asked in Russian on purpose: we test your understanding of the text, not your ability to read the question.
- Whose job is setting the table?
- What does the cousin do?
- When do they open gifts?
- What wish does grandma say?
Frequently asked
What level do you need to read this text in Georgian?
A2. That means: you know the letters and have a stock of everyday words — about two or three hundred.
How to read a text in an unfamiliar language usefully?
First all the way through without peeking at the translation — just to catch the familiar words. Then with the translation. Then all the way through again: the second pass brings noticeably more, and that feeling matters more than any rule.